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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
Fire In Mason Valley.

Last Friday evening the residence of Mrs.
Lydia E. Lane aster, about FIVE miles from
the town of Greenfield, Mason Valley, was
completely destroyed by fire. How the fire
originated is a mystery. Mrs. Lancaster
and her children left the house early in the
evening to attend the Greenfield Guard ball
that evening at Greenfield, and knew moth
ing of the fire until she returned to the ruins
Of her house. When she left there had been
no FIRE in the house for a couple of hours,
and on her way home, when some distance
away, light was seen that was supposed to
be an Indian wickiup. Upon coming closer
the lady found it 10 be what was left Of her
house and the contents, lot of blackened
and smoking ruins. The loss OF house and
contents is estimated at about $4,000 and
there was no insurance upon it. The hay
stacks near the house, and the barns were
not burned, as the night was very quiet and
the wind not blowing at all. The loss is a
severe one to the lady as she lost many keep
sakes that were in the house which cannot be
replaced at any price. 1t is thought the fire
must have been incendiary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
Useful and Hurtful Medicines.

patton absolutely useless. These are boluses and
potions made in great part of podophyllin. aloes,
rhubarb, gamboge. and other worthless ingredi-
ents. The damsge they do the stomachs of those
who use them Is incalculable. They evacuste
the bowels, il is true, but always do SO violently
and profusely, and besides, grippe the bowels.
Their effect is to weaken both them and their
stomach. Better far to use the agreeable and sal
utarv aperient, Hostetter's Stomach Bit'ers, the
laxative effect which is never proceeded by
pain, accompanied by q convulsive, violent &C.
ton of the bowels. On the contrary it irvigors
those organs. the stomach ana the entire system
As means of curing and preventing malarial fe
vers, no medicine can compare with it, an IL
rer edies nervous debility. rheumatism. kidney
and bladder inactivity. and other inorganic all
ments,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
To Re Or Not to Re.

Mr.. r. J. Laws, Assistant Superintendent
Of the c. & C. railroad, and county Surveyor
Mcknight are now at work on a preliminary
survey for the extension Of the road to Mo
jave. 1t should not be presumed from this,
says the Inyo Ludeplndent, that the road is
to be pushed through Immediately; nor
would it be safe to spend money in making
improvements anywhere on the proposed
line Of the road on the presumption that work
will begin at once. That the extension will
be made is certain; but that it will be done
during the coming Winter is not at all GER
tain. 1t is reported that the managers of
the road are considering the following con-
ditions: At present there is not business
enough in the country to warrant the invest
ment of more capital in the road. To ex-
tend the road would speedily bring large
increase of settlers, and consequently of
business. Now, whether it is better to wait
for the gradual settling up of the country
and growth Of business, or to invest money
at once and to hasten these results. 1t would
seem that there should not be any hesitation
to adopt the latter course.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24

Fifty tons of Elko shale were shipped to
Reno last week where the experiment of using
it for fuel in the furnace of the mill will be
made. The INDEPENDENT says should it prove
success an important industry may be open
ed up here, in a material which heretofore
has been considered of little consequence,
although many Of our citizens use it success
fully in stoves which have direct perpen-
dicular outlet, that is no elbows or horizon
tai pipe.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24

Dyspepsia is dreadful Disordered liver
is misery. Indigestion is a foe 10 good ma
ture.
The human digestive apparatus is one of
the most complicated and wonderful things
in existence. 1t is easily put out of order.
Greasy food, tough food, sloppy food,
bad cookery, mental worry, late hours, IT,
regular habits, and many other things which
ought not to be, have made the American
people nation of dyspeptics.
But Green's August Flower has done a
wonderful work in reforming this sad bust
ness and making the American people SO
healthy that they can enjoy their meals and
be happy.
Remember:-No happiness without
health. But Green's August Flower brings
health and happiness to the dyspeptic. Ask
your druggist for a bottle. Seventy five
cents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
A Capitalist I'm Jail.

Jos. NJ. Douglas, the Comstock capitalist,
was fined 500 and sentenced to twenty -four
hours in the County Jail by Justice Kehoe at
Virginia Wednesday for contempt of Court
Mr.. Douglas had been subpenaed in quick
silver stealing case, but failed to appear.
The Constable was sent after him and he
was brought into Court. Upon being inter
rogated as to his negligence he replied that
he "didn't care d-n about it anyhow. "
He was thereupon fined for contempt, and
gave the officers considerable trouble before
he was jagged
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
That Man.

The Board Of County Commissioners met
as a Board of Equalization on Monday and
Tuesday last, and it was again demonstrated
that an official map of the county would pay
for its cost in one season, besides the advan-
tage and convenience it would be to persons
having land claims, and others DESTROYS of
making selections. If the Board would take
immediate steps to procure such map, eve
ry taxpayer of the county would endorse
their action,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
How a New York Broker stole a
Wife.

heard of very peculiar marriage that
took place in the auditorium in Ocean Grove
that sounds almost like a romance. A
young New York broker fell in love with
country girl while summering there, but the
mother, who seems to have been a sort OF
she dragon, objected to the suit. She had
possibly had some experience in her own
life, for she averred that call New York men
were loafers," and could not let the bad
broker near her eve lamb. The old lady
was very religious, and took her daughter to
the auditorium one Sunday to hear DR.. Deems
preach. What was her Indignation, when,
in the midst of hymn, the young broker
entered with friend and took up their seats
on either side of the young lady, never
needing the mothers frown. AS the service
proceeded she noticed that her daughter and
the two men were talking a great deal to-
gether during the prayers, and her indigna-
ton knew no bounds; but she did not want
to make a fuss during the prayer. When the
services were all over she turned to her
daughter with a snarl and said
"You just wait till l get you home, miss"
"But she is not going home," said the
! young broker.
"Not going homer" gasped the mother.
"Not to your home, anyway. This lady
is my wife. My friend is a minister, and
during the services he has married US. Good
day"
And he wakei ceolly away with his prize
on his arm, leaving very foolish old woman
behind - o7Vu TOPIC.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
Good Results In Every Case,

d. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer
of Chattanooga, Tenn, writes that he was
seriously afflicted with severe cold that
settled on his lungs: had tried many RENE
dies without benefit: Being induced to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
did so and was entirely cured by use of a
few bottles. Since which time he has used
it in his family for all coughs and colds
with best results. This is the experience of
thousands whose lives have been saved by
this wonderful discovery. Trial bottles free
at 7. A. Bonham's.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24

Trains Nos l and run daily.
Train No. 8 runs Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Train No. runs Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays.
Passenger trains make close connection at
Mound House with express travis of Virginia
and Truckee Railroad. which connect at Rem"
With east and west bound traius of the Central
Pacific Railroad.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
Al HAWTHORNE. with United States Stage
Compsny's coaches for Aurora (26 mi es):
Bodie t37 miles) and for Bridgeport and Lundy.
Az LUNING (125 miles from Mound Housed with
Gilmer, Salisbury & Co.'S try-weekly stages
(leaving Mondays, WEDNESDAYS and Fridsys)
fer Dowreyville, Grantsville and Belmont
At CANDEL RIA, with United States Stage Com
pary's stages for Colum us "a Iniles), Silver
Peak. Montezums, Aida Valley Gold Mountain
At KELLER. with stages for Cerro Gordo
Is miles), Darwin (22 miles, and Panamint
T. mil6sl
II. NJ. YERINGTON,
General Superintendent.
R.J.lAwS.
Assistant superintendent.
A. BENDER,
General Freight Passenger Agent.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24

Don't forget the dates set for the Lyon
County Fair. Get your exhibits ready and
have them on the grounds on time. Carson,
Reno and Virginia people can go to Wabus-
ka, spend few hours at the Fair and return
the same day. The fares will probably be
reduced, and everybody should make it a
point to attend, and boost the affair along.
The 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th of next month.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
The Picnic.

The picnic given by the A. o. U. W.,
lodge of Sutro last Saturday. was quite we'll
attended by people from Gold Hill, Virginia,
Silver City and this place. Good music was
in attendance for dancing. and all had a
pleasant time. There were a number Of
glass ball shooters present, but Arthur Ham,
ilton secured the prize by breaking I6 balls
out of 20
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
Cheated Out Of His Crop.

Naches raised four hundred sacks of gram
on his ranch near Lovelock. scalawag
white man Hopkins, he says, sold the grain,
and then offered him $50 as his share of the
proceeds, although Naches and his wife
raised the grain. Naches refused to take
the $50 and Hopkins, who is the husband of
Sarah Winnemucca, left for San Francisco
taking all the money which he received for
the grain with him.-SiEVey State,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
BRIEF MENTION.

Carson is dull.
Sheep shearing ~ill begin in a short time.
Greenfield needs fire department badly
Stop at Regan's when you 60 to the Mound
House.
The Gypses are again in town, camped on
the depot fat.
From all reports the Fair this year is prov
ing s. eat success.
Tim Dempsey has as snug little saloon
As there is in Carson.
A. Livingston, of the Ozark, Carson, is
having his place neatly re6tted.
w. A. Rulison, has again returned to the
Douglass mill as Superintendent.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday will be the
best days to attend the State Fair
There has not been a man sent to the
Truckee Jail since the 1901" threat.
The south. bound c. Il c. train has failed
to be On time single day this week.
John Sweeney, of Carson, is laboring hard
to make the Ormsby County Fair success.
Jim McCleary water Mack was passen-
ger on Thursdays train bound for Candelaria
Miles Finlen, the Jumbo Of Silver City,
paid Dayton flying visit Friday afternoon.
James Nichol. Of Mason Valley, has taken
some Of his fine Norman horses to the State
Fair.
Charley Damon has sold his ranch in Ma
son Valley to Charles Snyder, Of the same
place.
At Bryson's Capital saloon. Carson, they
dispense none but the finest Of liquors and
cigars.
Judge Rising returned from Hawthorne
Thursday, where he held Court the first Of
the week.
Byron Gates has improved SO much from
his late severe illness that he is able to take
short drives.
w. I. Marsh and son took a number Of
their finest cattle to the Reno Fair last Mon
day evening.
julie Huntoon has just completed laying a
stone foundation under his house. A good
improvement.
Sufficient water is now coming down the
river to run FIVE stamps and three pans in the
Rock Point mill.
The Odessa mill, at Dagge tt. Calico DIS.
trict, will start up with the Rae Electric
System, on Monday.
"Long" Steve Woodward left for the State
Fair last evening. Steve is blooded and a
sport from away back.
ID. c. Fox, who has been considerably un
der the weather for the past three weeks is
again able to be about.
JIG. kaufman took his trotter to Reno
this week. What races the horse will be
entered in is not known.
Housewives are complaining about the
long absence Of the sauaws in the hills.
They miss them on the weekly scrubbing day.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
Mining Suit.

1t is understood that Fred Oest, of Silver
City, has sued Lacrouts and Brown for ex.
tracing ore from the Oest ground. The
ledge from which Lacrouts has been taking
ore runs into the Oest claim, but is cross
ledge and does not connect with the ledge or
any workings in the Oest mine. Two runs
of rock have recently been made. at the
Briggs mill, and report says the rock is quite
rich.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24

The best salve in the world for cuts, brui.
ses, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and
all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded
Price rs cents per box. For sale by J. A.
Bonham
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
An End To Bone scraping.

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,,
says: "Having received SO much benefit
from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty to
let suffering humanity know il. Have had
running sore on my leg for eight years;
my doctors told me would have to have the
bone scraped or leg amputated. used, in,
stead, three bottles of Electric Btters and
seven boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and
my leg is now sound and WE'LL" Electric
Bitters are sold at so cents a bottle and
Bucklen's Arnica Salve at IS cents per box
by 7. A. Bonham.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24

The Honsekeeper for October will contain
a full account of the wedding of the mana
gers of that paper, in the Minneapolis, Mimi,
Exposition, on the evening of September rs,
together with accurate descriptions and il.
Illustrations of the participants wedding
dresses and presents.
A copy of this issue will be mailed free to
any of our lady readers sending their ad-
dress to
THE BUCKEYE PUB. Co.,
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

COUTH COMSTOCK CONSOLIDA.
~ ted Silver Mining CompaBy.-Location of
principal place of business, San Francisco, Cali
fornia.-Location of works, DEVILS Gate Mining
District, Lyon and Storey counties, Nevada.-No-
uce Is hereby given, that at q meeting of the
Board of Directors, held on the 29th day of Aug
ust 1887, an assessment mo. p of ten cents per
share was levied upon the capital stock of the
corporation, payable Immediately in United States
gold coin. to tn Secretary. at the Office of the
Company, room 4, 800 California street San Fran
cisco. Caliinrnia, Any stock upon which this as.
sessment shall remain unpaid on the
Fifth Day of october, 1857.
will be delinquent, and advertised for sale az pub.
lie auction; and unless payment is made before,
will be sold on Monday, the 3lst day of October,
1881, to pay the delinquent assessment together
with costs of advertising and expenses of sale
By order of the Board of Directors
j. NJ, BURLINGTON, Secretary
Ofhce-Room 4, No. 500 California street, Sap
Francisco, California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-09-24
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
Business Transacted Last Monday
and Tuesday.

The Board of County Commissioners met
as Board of Equalization last Monday and
Tuesday and transacted the following bust.
ness:
After examining the tax roll the following
named persons were notified to appear before
the Board to show why the assessed value
of their property should not be raised as
foIiows.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-27
The Editor and His Son.

| have an acquaintance who assists
in editing a morning paper, but he does
not believe In allowing his children
to utterly forget him. He does not
want his boys to think they are Of
phans just because he is not Away at
home. He is man of very strong
will and a strict disciplinarian. So
be gets holiday every two weeks in
order to go home and do up his pun
isbing.
One time he found that his eldest
or oldest son-I do not know which,
because | am away from home with
out my library-had violated the
rules of the house in sad manner.
AS near as | am able to come at
the facts, the boy had taken quart
of corn and sewed q long thread
through each kernel, showing great
patience and perseverance in so doing.
He had then tied the ends of the
threads all together in one knot and
scattered the corn where large flock
of geese had been in the habit of asso-
ciating and pooling for mutual profit
improvement.
A man who came along that way
about dusk said he saw about thirty
geese standing around in circle
looking reproachfully at each other
and trying to agree on some method
by which they could all go home to-
gether without turning part of their
crowd wrong side out, while behind
high board fence there was boy
who seemed to he enjoying himself in
a small way.
The incident was reported to the
boys father, who came home and
placed his son under large dry
goods box in the cellar, after which
he piled three or four hundred pounds
of coal on top of the inverted box.
He then made few remarks for the
boys good, which were followed by
the smothered remarks: "Rats!" from
the inside of the box. After ordering
that the box should not be disturbed
until his return, my friend put on his
coat and went back to his work.
This was just as the returns began
to return in the autumn of '84. My
friend did not go home for two weeks
and forgot all about the boy until he
came to do up his punishment for the
fortnight.
When the truth flashed over him
he was filed with the keenest re-
morse, and went home as soon as he
had sent in the last proof, but when
he went down to the cellar he found
the box empty and the following note
written on it with a pencil:
"Deer Paw do not weap for me
have went away from my hapy home
WHARF was onct 80 gay an free do
Not assassinate nav becus she Pride
up the box with a stick Of cord wood
Yesterday and fed Me she left the box
So could bust 4th am gone Far
Far Away do not weap for me it is
better for me and you to be Apart.
ennyhow it is better for Me to be
apart i like being Apart Good deal
better think will take ham and
gar of Preserves of which am pash-
| ionately fond but will Renumerate
you some Day as heaven is my jug
SO No moar at Present from your
proddigle Son Henry. ."-BtU Nye.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-27
Some Wise Women.
From Youths Companion.

From Youths Companion.
A poor clergyman died and left a
widow and two daughters. one was aa-
invalid and the other became the main
stay Of the little family. Like too
many girls. she had received gener-
al but superficial education, which
did not qualify her to teach anything.
She had no taste or skill as milliner
or dressmaker. What could she do :
Accidentally, she heard . number of
housekeepers, regretting the impossi-
hility of having hot, fresh cakes for
Sundays breakfast. She had q re-
ceipe for making English mullins,
which, if baked on Saturday, can he
heated the next morning.
She called on her friends and took
orders for these mullins: The cakes
were delicious and promptly served.
Her customers increased. She has
now large establishment and COM
Portable income.
Another woman, in the same posi-
ton, "took stock of herself" to discov-
er what she could do.
81 know" she said, "that it is the
thing which we can do better than
any one else, however trivial it may
be, which commands success. | had
but one little craft; l could dress hair
and understood its management. l
set out upon a tour of the inland
towns and villages of the Middle
States, advertising that Mrs. P
would teach ladies how to dress hair
becomingly, and to care for it on sci
entifc principles.
"In these small towns coifures
are unknown. was the first to en-
ter new field and l reaped rich
harvest. Since then I have visited
and found business in great many
of the larger towns of the United
States."
Another woman, half-starved
dressmaker in great city where
there were hundreds of dressmakers,
overheard q gentleman in street car
say that there was no place in the
city where q man could have his
socks or underwear mended. She
took Q room hear college and open
ed mending shop. She, too, was
the only person in possession of q
new business, and therefore succeed
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-05-27

that little side door in the garden by
the drawing-room, about which young
Lovat had chaffed Langley so much,
unfastsned it, and went out, right
across the lawn towards the river.
Then to my horror you bent over the
bank till | felt certain you would slip
in, and | was just rushing up to catch
you when you scrambled back
without the box! You returned as
you came by the little door through
which l followed you, and regained
your room. l was too utterly. taken
aback TO speak to you, for the idea
that you were sleep-walker never
struck ME until just now. Next
morning, when the robbery was dis
covered, l remembered the box you
had carried; and then the recollection
of that tin case you and Lady Lang
ley had spoken of on the previous
night flashed across my mind"
"But did you never go to look at
that placer"
"Yes, that very day; but though [
felt certain that | was on the exact
spot, l could find nothing. This con-
frmed nv suspicious that you had an
accomplice, for l watched you closely
enough to know that you had not
again visited the river. So you can
imagine my feelings when | found
you trying, as L thought, to fix the
crime on Mrs Compton's maid"
Good heavens!" Then that was
what you meant that last day when
you made me so angry! Well, con-
fusion for confusion, Colonel LIE Mar
chant. You saw me, as you thought,
steal the diamonds For my part,
judging from your agitation at the
time, and your energy in defending
that poor girl, | grew convinced that
you knew more of the robbery than
you should have done, and actually
believed that your subsequent kind,
ness to her was simply remorse for
having let her be suspected OF what
you had only too good reason to
know her innocent Of"
"What chapter of accidents!''
said Colonel LIE Marchant, slowly.
"If only we had spoken out at the
time! | can hardly complain of your
doubt; but yet / think you should
have known me better"
"You doubted me, Denis!
"But | saw you!"
Miss Clifford smiled.
Still sheltered by the portfolio
which they were both apparently SO
interest in, Colonel LIE Marchant
caught his companions hand, and
whispered:
"Let by-gones be by-gones, Cecil,
and set one mistake againt the other
They have lost US years of happiness
already"
Though their tete-a-tete was inter
rupted by their hostess, Miss Clifford
must have found means of answering
this appeal, for before the week was
ont all the world and his wife were
| discussing the impending marriage O.
Colonel l. Marchant and the hitherto
unapproachable heiress.